EasyPopulate 4.0 Support Thread

[Zean]

If you locate the file easypopulate_4.php on your server, what other file(s) are in the directory with it? If they are only other EP4 files, then loaded to the wrong location.

Good thought. However, there are many other files in my secret admin directory /zen-cart-v1.5.5a-05052016/MY_SECRET_ADMIN/
Alphabetically the 1st file is admin_account.php and the last is zones.php
easypopulate_4.php and the four other easypopulate php files are also in there.

Also, as recommended in install.txt I successfully installed Back MYSQL Plugin. So backup_mysql.php is also in there indicating that I understood, at least in one case, how to upload files to MY_SECRET_ADMIN

What should I check out next?

Thanks so much for your assistance!

[mc12345678]

When you access your admin, does the path to your admin include zen-cart-v1.5.5a-05052016 when looking at the uri of your browser?

Does backup_mysql.php exist elsewhere in your file structure off of the catalog front end?

[Zean]

When you access your admin, does the path to your admin include zen-cart-v1.5.5a-05052016 when looking at the uri of your browser?

Yes, when looking at the uri of my browser the path to my admin does include zen-cart-v1.5.5a-05052016. This is as expected since zen-cart-v1.5.5a-05052016 is the catalog front end of the Zen Cart.

Does backup_mysql.php exist elsewhere in your file structure off of the catalog front end?

I don't know how to check for that short of manually looking into each of the hundreds of sub directories contained therein. However, just to confirm the admin tool console was in fact looking at that file, I deleted it and then tried accessing Tools> Database Backup - MySQL and, as expected, got a 404 Error File Not Found. I then restored /zen-cart-v1.5.5a-05052016/My_Secret_Admin/backup_mysql.php and then again accessed it via Tools> Database Backup - MySQL without error.

Additionally, I used the admin Console>Tools>Developers Tool Kit to Look up in all files and search the phrase easypopulate in All Files Catalog/Admin for every file type. Here are the files that were found.


/zen-cart-v1.5.5a-05052016/MY_SECRET_ADMIN/easypopulate_4.php
/zen-cart-v1.5.5a-05052016/MY_SECRET_ADMIN/easypopulate_4_attrib.php
/zen-cart-v1.5.5a-05052016/MY_SECRET_ADMIN/easypopulate_4_export.php
zen-cart-v1.5.5a-05052016/MY_SECRET_ADMIN/easypopulate_4_import.php
/zen-cart-v1.5.5a-05052016/MY_SECRET_ADMIN/easypopulate_4_split.php
/zen-cart-v1.5.5a-05052016/MY_SECRET_ADMIN/includes/functions/extra_functions/easypopulate_4_functions.php
/zen-cart-v1.5.5a-05052016/MY_SECRET_ADMIN/includes/functions/extra_functions/reg_easypopulate_4.php
/zen-cart-v1.5.5a-05052016/MY_SECRET_ADMIN/includes/languages/english/easypopulate_4.php
/zen-cart-v1.5.5a-05052016/MY_SECRET_ADMIN/includes/languages/english/easypopulate_4_menus.php
/zen-cart-v1.5.5a-05052016/MY_SECRET_ADMIN/includes/languages/english/extra_definitions/easypopulate_4.php
/zen-cart-v1.5.5a-05052016/MY_SECRET_ADMIN/includes/modules/easypopulate_4_filelayout.php

How does that look? What should I do next? Thanks!!

[kabko]

Additionally, I used the admin Console>Tools>Developers Tool Kit to Look up in all files and search the phrase easypopulate in All Files Catalog/Admin for every file type. Here are the files that were found.


/zen-cart-v1.5.5a-05052016/MY_SECRET_ADMIN/easypopulate_4.php
/zen-cart-v1.5.5a-05052016/MY_SECRET_ADMIN/easypopulate_4_attrib.php
/zen-cart-v1.5.5a-05052016/MY_SECRET_ADMIN/easypopulate_4_export.php
zen-cart-v1.5.5a-05052016/MY_SECRET_ADMIN/easypopulate_4_import.php
/zen-cart-v1.5.5a-05052016/MY_SECRET_ADMIN/easypopulate_4_split.php
/zen-cart-v1.5.5a-05052016/MY_SECRET_ADMIN/includes/functions/extra_functions/easypopulate_4_functions.php
/zen-cart-v1.5.5a-05052016/MY_SECRET_ADMIN/includes/functions/extra_functions/reg_easypopulate_4.php
/zen-cart-v1.5.5a-05052016/MY_SECRET_ADMIN/includes/languages/english/easypopulate_4.php
/zen-cart-v1.5.5a-05052016/MY_SECRET_ADMIN/includes/languages/english/easypopulate_4_menus.php
/zen-cart-v1.5.5a-05052016/MY_SECRET_ADMIN/includes/languages/english/extra_definitions/easypopulate_4.php
/zen-cart-v1.5.5a-05052016/MY_SECRET_ADMIN/includes/modules/easypopulate_4_filelayout.php

How does that look? What should I do next? Thanks!!

I see you are missing admin/includes/extra_datafiles/easypopulate_4_filenames.php
Try to upload that file and let us know... :)

[mc12345678]

The above "easypopulate" search should have identified the file kabko stated. The contents of that file are:

<?php
// $Id: easypopulate_filenames.php, v4.0.21 06-01-2012 chadderuski $
define('FILENAME_EASYPOPULATE_4', 'easypopulate_4');
?>

The absence of that file will prevent loading the admin menu option to operate EP4. Thanks for that additional file comparison. I was going to suggest attempting to reupload all of the files as a group (not one at a time) and have them replace the files previously attempted to be uploaded.

[Zean]

I see you are missing admin/includes/extra_datafiles/easypopulate_4_filenames.php
Try to upload that file and let us know... :)

Wow! You hit it exactly! I uploaded that file and all seems to work.
I misunderstood the instructions in INSTALL.txt item 2 b) . . .

2. Upload all files in the "admin" directory to your site maintaining directory structure.
   No core files are changed.

	a) If you are using zencart 1.3.8/1.3.9, you need to also upload the additional
        files in the "zencart 1.3 extra files" folder. 

	b)  If you are using zencart 1.5.x, no additional files need to be uploaded as the file necessary
	 to support ZenCart 1.5.x has been placed within the above "admin" directory.

So, I mistakenly did not upload admin\includes\extra_datafiles\easypopulate_4_filenames.php
It seems I erroneously conflated "no additional" with "extra_datafiles"

Now that I seem to have it properly installed, I'm looking forward to figuring out how to use it.
I thought as a first step I would export the demo data products to see how the csv's of new products should be coded for input.

Thanks so much kabko! And Thank you mc12345678

[kabko]

Thanks so much kabko! And Thank you mc12345678

No problem... Even though Im "beginner" in ZENCART, I do know a little bit about coding, so everytime I see someone has a problem, I try to find a solution, and if I cant, I look into forum if anyone else replied with a solution - and this is the best way to learn. (at least for me...lol)

[mc12345678]

Wow! You hit it exactly! I uploaded that file and all seems to work.
I misunderstood the instructions in INSTALL.txt item 2 b) . . .

2. Upload all files in the "admin" directory to your site maintaining directory structure.
   No core files are changed.

	a) If you are using zencart 1.3.8/1.3.9, you need to also upload the additional
        files in the "zencart 1.3 extra files" folder. 

	b)  If you are using zencart 1.5.x, no additional files need to be uploaded as the file necessary
	 to support ZenCart 1.5.x has been placed within the above "admin" directory.

So, I mistakenly did not upload admin\includes\extra_datafiles\easypopulate_4_filenames.php
It seems I erroneously conflated "no additional" with "extra_datafiles"

Now that I seem to have it properly installed, I'm looking forward to figuring out how to use it.
I thought as a first step I would export the demo data products to see how the csv's of new products should be coded for input.

Thanks so much kabko! And Thank you mc12345678

I am making some modifications to the instructions for the next version. This will be an area touched to try to reduce such confusion.

A little background, at some point in the code's history, chadderuski had made the final "step" of installation a process requiring upload of the applicable file for the version of ZC. Not too long ago I decided to simplify the process by a step to include the file automatically in the fileset. In changing the instructions to "match" I minimized the change instead of rewriting that section. Time to rewrite. :) thanks for identifying where the confusion came from.

On a side note and as pointed out by DrByte in the last couple of pages, generally speaking plugins are provided with the complete file structure and "at worst" may require renaming of override folders to match the applicable template. This plugin doesn't have such overrides (except for languages not yet translated), but the point being that once such changes have been made "locally" and possibly merge of overwritten files performed, the entire fileset is uploaded as a unit rather than file by file. Such a "missed" file would not occur. Again there, thank you for identifying why the file was omitted. That type of discussion helps upfront to identify why something isn't working the way it is expected and helps to expedite solving the issue.

As to your next step of exporting a sample file. Spot on. Please keep in mind usage as described in the instructions for uploading and also note that there is a patch on the previous page if you are uploading attributes using EP4 version 4.0.35.ZC as downloaded from the ZC site.

[Crunch]

I have a need to provide a product export from a zen cart store which will be incorporated into a Amazon store. Amazon is asking for the following product information:

SKU/Model#
Product Name
Brand/Manufacturer
Price
Quantity
Description
Image URL
additional images
attributes

I installed Easy Populate 4.0.35.ZC and downloaded "Complete Products (with Metatags)" and "Basic Products Attributes (basic single-line)"

Questions:

1. Is there a way to perform an export that contains both the complete product info and attributes in one file?
2. Is there a way to get the "Image URL"
3. Is there a way to export additional images?

[Zean]

As to your next step of exporting a sample file. Spot on. Please keep in mind usage as described in the instructions for uploading and also note that there is a patch on the previous page if you are uploading attributes using EP4 version 4.0.35.ZC as downloaded from the ZC site.

I can not successfully import detailed attributes.
I applied the patch on the previous page since I'm working with attributes using EP4 version 4.0.35.ZC as downloaded from the ZC site, by adding the 4 instances of the colon to easypopulate_4_attrib.php.

Background
I thought I would use EP4 to export products from an existing Zen Cart store v1.54 and try importing them into a freshly installed empty ZC v.1.55a store.

I exported 3 files.

File 1. I exported using Filterable Exports: Download Type = Complete Products and left the other parameters (i.e, Categories, Manufactures, Status) at their default (I assume that's the way to get everything).
Full-EP2016May31-220237.csv

File 2. I exported using Attribute Export/Import Options
Basic Products Attributes (basic single-line)
Attrib-Basic-EP2016May31-221112.csv

File 3. I exported using Attribute Export/Import Options
Detailed Products Attributes (detailed multi-line)
Attrib-Detailed-EP2016May31-221156.csv


I uploaded the 3 files into the new empty ZC v1.55a store using "Upload EP File", Browse, Upload. The files then automagically appeared under the apparently appropriate EP4 admin File Name sections . . .

File 1. This contains any other file. They will be processed like the upload of a full data file.
Full-EP2016May31-220237.csv

File 2. Prefix: attrib-basic-ep. It will be processed through the Basic Attribute filters.
Attrib-Basic-EP2016May31-221112.csv

File 3. Prefix: attrib-detailed-ep. It will be processed through the Detailed Attributes filters.
Attrib-Detailed-EP2016May31-221156.csv

I then attempted to Import the 3 files by clicking on their associated Import buttons.

File 1 seems to have worked fine . . .
Updated records: 171
New Imported records: 148
Errors Detected: 0
Warnings Detected: 0

File 2 seems to have worked reasonably well . . .
Updated records: 28
New Imported records: 839
Errors Detected: 161
Warnings Detected: 0

File 3 will not import nor update anything into the store . . . What am I doing wrong?
Filename: Attrib-Detailed-EP2016May31-221156.csv

SKIPPED! - Attribute Entry on : - Not Found!
.
.
SKIPPED! - Attribute Entry on : - Not Found!
Finished Processing Import File

Updated records: 0
New Imported records: 0
Errors Detected: 5156
Warnings Detected: 0
Memory Usage: 1267824
Memory Peak: 2011576
Execution Time: 4 seconds.


What am I doing wrong? I only get errors and zero Imported and zero Updated records for the Attrib-Detailed-EP file.